Turmeric and Fresh Coconut Burger Buns

A soft and fragrant turmeric and fresh coconut buns, ideal for burgers and other fillings.

Prep Time1hr30mins

Cook Time25mins

Total Time1hr55mins

Course: Bread

Cuisine: Fusion

Keyword: homemade burger buns, turmeric buns, vegan burger buns

Servings: 6- 8 buns

Author: Teenuja Dahari

Ingredients

Dry mix:

3cupsall-purpose flour[cup volume 240ml]

1 1/2teaspoonturmeric

3/4teaspoonsalt

Wet mix:

Yeast mix -

2teaspoondry active yeast

1teaspoonsugar

60mlhot water1/4 cup

60mlroom-temperature water1/4 cup

Milk mix (blender) -

1 1/2teaspoonrolled oats

60mlroom-temperature water1/4 cup

60mlroom-temperature waterto remove the mixture from the blender, [1/4 cup]

50g1.7 oz fresh coconut meat

Porridge mix -

2tablespoonschickpea flourbesan

80mlroom-temperature water1/3 cup

More water and flour to make dough and knead

1-2tablespoonscoconut oiloptional

Glazing:

60mlhomemade oat milkor coconut/almond/soy milk [1/4 cup]

2teaspoonsunrefined granulated sugarlike Turbinado or Demerara

Topping:

Poppy seedsor other seeds of your choice

Rolled oats

Instructions

Begin by proofing the yeast. Add the water and sugar into a jug (make sure water level is not more that halfway in the container as the yeast will foam up and may overflow).

Sprinkle the yeast onto the water and mix well to dissolve everything. Set aside to proof (the yeast will foam up indicating that it is active). If the yeast doesn't foam, you need to get another yeast.

While yeast is proofing, prepare the milk blend.

Place the rolled oats with 1/4 cup of water and fresh coconut meat in a blender. Blend until fine. Then scrape down the sides of the blender and add about 2 tablespoons water and blend again to a smoother paste.

Set aside while we prepare the porridge mix.

In a small saucepan, add the chickpea flour. Add in the water a little bit at a time and blend to dissolve the chickpea flour. There should not be any lumps. Turn the heat on to medium and allow the mixture to gently heat up as you stir constantly. The mixture will start to thicken until it reaches a thick paste consistency. At this point, remove from the heat and add in the mixture from the blender. Add the 2 remaining tablespoons of water in the blender to dilute and remove as much of the mixture as you can from it.

Mix well with the porridge and set aside.

In a large mixing bowl, add the flour, turmeric and salt. Mix well. Pour in the proofed yeast liquid and the pudding mixture. Mix well with a spatula first then go in with your hand to start forming a dough.

Knead into the bowl and add a little water if required to form a soft non-sticky dough. At this point you can add the coconut oil if you are using it.

Once a ball of dough is formed, take it out of the bowl onto a floured board or work surface. Knead for 10 - 15 minutes.

Then place the dough back into the bowl, cover with a lid or tea towel and let the dough rise in a warm place until it has doubled or tripled in size. (This can take from 40 minutes to 1 h 30 minutes depending on how warm it is). You can also preheat the oven on the lowest temperature. Then turn it off and place the covered bowl inside with the door shut.

Once the dough has risen to double or triple, punch it down in the bowl then remove it and place it onto the floured board. If you want to make buns of exactly the same size, weigh the dough then divide them into equal portions. For me, the dough weighed 780 g (27.5 oz) in total. So, I made 4 buns of 120 g each and 3 smaller buns of 100 g each. Between 100 - 140 g will make good size buns.

Roll each portion of dough to make a smooth ball, then flatten it on the board. Take the dough from one edge and fold it onto the centre. Repeat all round and pinch the centre where all the edges meet to plump up the dough.

Place the ball of dough with the pinched side onto the board. Enclose your hand around without pressing on the dough. Begin to do a circular motion with your dough so that the dough rolls on itself.

Once the dough is evenly smooth, gently lift and place it on a baking tray (lined with parchment paper) in the middle of a greased English muffin ring or wide mouth canning jar ring. Repeat for the rest of the dough.

Sprinkle a little flour on the dough and gently cover them with a tea towel. Place in a warm place and let rise until the dough fills the ring and is well plumped.

Preheat the oven on 180 degrees Celsius or 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Dissolve 2 teaspoons of sugar in the oat milk. Gently brush this mixture onto each bun. Take care not to deflate them. Sprinkle with seeds of your choice.

Place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes or until the buns sound hollow when you tap on them.

Remove from the oven and immediately cover them with a tea towel. This will ensure they remain soft. After 15 minutes, remove them from the rings and allow them to cool.